Baby Katie Update

I don't know what any of this means, nor do I have very many details (hopefully I am getting all of this right) but I do know that God is in control and he is bigger than any daily problem or medical problem we will encounter.  We have many praises about Baby Katie.  She had another scan done and the results were no abscesses and that he brain was there...the doctors once again are baffled.   I don't know the next step but I know there are still issues with her brain to deal with and learn more about.  If you read my previous post you will know this is wonderful news.  If you haven't read it yet, considering it was like an hour ago, please go back and read it so you will understand this.  We still need to pray for healing.  I'm sure they still have to endure a lot and won't be heading home anytime soon as she had surgery just last night to insert a drain for the fluid.  Continue to pray for this family.  It has been quite a rollercoaster the last few days but God has heard our prayers.

This is from Heather:
Katie Update! MIRACLE!!! They've just done a CT scan on Katie's brain and found NO abcesses!!! No deterioration of her brain, the surgeon came out of the CT room and embraced annie and richie and said "do you want to see a beautiful CT scan? Their gone, her brain is perfect and she is 75% healed". There is small amount fluid on top from where they flushed out the abcesses yesterday! God reigns! He's bigger than this! He's glorified Himself and were all witness to His might and His power! And He's baffled doctors again, who are in shock! Spread the word!!! And anyone who questioned the power of God's people banning together in prayer, this should set the record straight!

Prayer Warriors

Ok people...get on your knees.  My best friend Heather's niece is in very serious condition. They have found abscesses on her brain that they cannot remove.  So much has happened since Tuesday morning and her status changes almost hourly.  I am copying Heather's most recent update from her blog.  Feel free to check her blog to find any updates and I will try to post them here as well.  Here is what she wrote earlier:

Katie Update as of  10:00 am Sept 3, 2009

Okay guys, here's the latest. I was there at CHOC for a few hours last night. Annie and Richie are holding up as well as can be expected in the situation. They are amazingly strong people for what they're going through. As you know they cant fully remove the abcesses because they've taken over half her brain, but they did put drains in to drain the abcesses and flush them out. That procedure went extremely well for what they're dealing with. She is stable and they're waiting on MRI results today which is huge and pathology results as well. Thank you so much for your continued prayer and support, it is appreciated more than you can imagine. Katie is an angel, she is astounding doctors, nurses and all of us with her strength.

Jesus hasn't changed! He STILL reigns!!!

We will continue to praise him in this storm.  I have been singing that song since I got the first phone call.  This is heart wrenching and I wish I had the words to make them feel better.  I wish I could make it all go away.  God is bigger than all of this and He is the only one to get everyone through this.  I stayed with Heather's kids last night so they could go visit with her sister.  They aren't allowed up to the room b/c of swine flu but they met in the lobby to offer support.  I will go back at a moment's notice if they need me.  Please also pray for Heather and Annie's parents as the are stuck on a cruise ship (due to the hurricane in Mexico) and cannot get off until tomorrow morning and will be flying back to LAX tomorrow late afternoon.  This is very hard for them knowing they can't even be there for their daughter when she needs them most.  Also, pray for Heather and Chris as they are expecting a child in a few weeks.  It is such a joyous thing but their family is going through such a hard time it's hard to be as excited as they were on Monday.  I know this is a lot of prayer requests but please pray for whatever you feel led to pray about.  We want as many people to know about this little girl as we can.  You can read Heather's original post here http://halfdozenblessings.blogspot.com/2009/09/wordless-wednesday-exception.html.  It explains in more detail what happened from the beginning.